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Audits showing mismanagement of Booster Clubs accounts at several Albuquerque schools came out today.

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Updated: 6:26 PM MDT Aug 7, 2013

School board audits

Audits showing mismanagement of Booster Clubs accounts at several Albuquerque schools came out today.

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WEBVTT AUDITS SHOWING MISMANAGMENT OF BOOSTER CLUBS ACCOUNTS AT SEVERAL ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOLS CAME OUT TODAY. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MIKE SPRINGER JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE ON WHAT THE AUDITS EXPOSE. MIKE? SHELLY..ACTION 7 NEWS HAS BEEN ASKING FOR THESE AUDITS FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW. THEY REVEAL THE NEED FOR OVERSIGHT AND MORE SCRUTINY OF BOOSTER CLUBS AND THEIR FINANCES. A-P-S AUDITED BOOSTER CLUBS AT THREE OF ITS SCHOOLS. VOLCANO VISTA AND LA CUEVA HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS ERNIE PYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THERE IS NO DIRECT EVIDENCE OF FRAUD..BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF QUESTIONS ABOUT FINANCES FOR CLUBS AT THESE SCHOOLS. when you fundraise and you don't get all your money back and no one can tell you where all your earnings are, there's a problem with that too. KATHY KORTE COURT IS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHOSE DAUGHTER ATTENDS VOLCANO VISTA. KORTE CALLED FOR THE AUDITS WHEN HER DAUGHTER'S CHOIR PROGRAM WAS 11-THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER BUDGET FOR A TRIP TO CHICAGO. a lot of us parents lost a lot of our trust in the process THE AUDIT ALSO FOUND FUNDRAISING PROJECTIONS FOR ERNIE PYLE'S LEADERSHIP CORPS PROGRAM WERE ABOUT 8 THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT . AND AT LA CUEVA A BUNGLED CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER FOR THE DECA CLUB ACTUALLY ENDED UP COSTING THE SCHOOL $28-HUNDRED DOLLARS. AS A RESULT THE AUDIT RECOMMENDS TIGHER CONTROLS OVER HOW CLUBS HANDLE THEIR MONEY AND BETTER RECORD KEEPING AND PLANNING OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS. KORTE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO HOLD THESE GROUPS ACCOUNTABLE. it's imperative that we have parent involvement in our schools but on the other hand, principals really need to look at their booster groups. Parents need to ask tough questions of their executive booster group members NOW THAT THOSE AUDITS ARE OUT, THE SCHOOL BOARD SAYS IT WILL COME UP WITH A PLAN OF ACTION. THAT COULD ENTAIL CREATING A COMMITTEE TO ORGANIZE BOOSTER CLUBS AND THEIR BUDGETS. SHELLY, BACK TO YOU

School board audits

Audits showing mismanagement of Booster Clubs accounts at several Albuquerque schools came out today.